Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:00 amMousebumples wrote:Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:My suggested rewording, before Mall shut it down, was: "Proposals must have a tangible statistical effect on member nations. If the actions of a committee can be reasonably inferred as to have such an effect on member nations, then your proposal is probably fine."
Personally, I'm not a fan of words like "probably" since that doesn't provide clarity to the rules, but I'll agree with Fris that I like the spirit there.
Maybe:Proposals must have a tangible statistical effect on member nations. This may include proposals where the actions of a committee can be reasonably inferred as having such an effect on member nations. Adding a non-committee clause is another option you may want to include to serve as a failsafe too ensure your proposal does not violate this rule.
Not sure if the third sentence is good or not, but I figure the "previous method of enforcement" is perhaps worth mentioning for newbies who want to make extra-sure that their proposals are legal. The wording probably needs some work though. :/
I worry that "reasonably inferred" is too much of a judgement call for this, and a lot of new players will get dinged by that unfairly. Maybe just write "If the actions of a committee has a direct effect on member nations,then your proposal is probably fine." That'll clear it up so, at least to players who read the rules, it doesn't sound like a subjective call.